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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 2

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of researchers looking for chemical contaminants in the environment. Of course, what is shown here (and in the video ) is a female – kind of typical for this blog. Please state your dismay and disappointment clearly in the comments section. It seems that the Black-crowned Night Heron is kind of the workhorse (workbird?)

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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks , Muscovy Ducks and Blue-winged Teals were around us, together with Green , Great and Little Blue Herons , Cattle and Great White Egrets , Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned Night-Herons , plus one locally rare Pinnated Bittern in the floating vegetation, as well as several dozen Neotropical Cormorants.

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Birding Shanghai in August 2023

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Their goal is simple yet lofty: “We hope these redescriptions will arouse some interest in the chewing lice of shorebirds among researchers working with lapwings” As I mentioned in one of my posts this spring, for me the personal start of the migration season is when I see my first male colorful flycatcher.

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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If I was an ornithologist aiming for a grant, I would now definitely highlight the need for more research on this topic. The researchers are quite aware of the differences between humans and birds and thus have completely ignored another explanation for this behavior. It is sometimes necessary to find food though.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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International Birding and Research Center Eilat (IBRCE). Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Marco Island–Tiger Tail Beach. Tiger Den Resort.

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Collaborative List – August 2017

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Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Fasciated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma fasciatum. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. Forestry Research Institute of Malaysia. 08 Apr 2017. Lago Gatún.

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Collaborative List – February 2018

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Rufescent Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma lineatum. Bare-throated Tiger-Heron – Tigrisoma mexicanum. Cattle Egret – Bubulcus ibis. Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Sweetwater Wetlands Park. 27 Jan 2018. 13 Jan 2018.

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